There was a letter on my precint box for the elections next week. Asked me to collect sigs for HRC

[peacebird]

To get on the ballot. Not O'Malley, Sanders and Clinton. Just Clinton.

I am a precinct chair for dem party, I assumed the Dem Party supported all candidates equally and impartially until we had a nominee.

I was wrong. If I knew how to post a photo of the letter I would. But I have forgotten (do it so rarely)

I did call and ask for clarification, and said I would have petitions available for all three candidates on our table. But seriously.... This top down "Hillary is our candidate" stuff BEFORE ANY VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST is totally WRONG and undemocratic.

Edit: to clarify. This letter was signed by the Exec Dir, Chair, and Vice Chair of my county Democratic Party. On official lettehead. Included in box with supplies for my poling place.

[peacebird]

3. In private I do, but as Precinct chair I will collect for all Dem candidates.

I feel it is important to be fair. The dem table at a polling place should collect signatures for all our candidates....

[cantbeserious]

2. The Zeal To Elect A Female President Has Overshadowed The Good Judgement Of Many

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[Fumesucker]

13. That's a part of it, the larger part is about having an establishment candidate

Bernie will upset the gravy train in major and unforeseeable ways, that scares the crap out of people who have power in the current milieu.

[cantbeserious]

21. Agree Completely - The Establishment Is Just As Fearful Of Bernie As They Were Of RFK

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[CharlotteVale]

4. Wrong, undemocratic, and downright fraudulent.

[peacebird]

6. My thought as well.

[Betty Karlson]

25. Fraudulent indeed. Don't hold your breath while waiting for Clinton to denounce these dirty tricks.

[Le Taz Hot]

5. It's one of the reasons she has that smug grin on her face.

DWS and the entire Democratic Party is front-loaded for her and she knows it. Our local Dem Party office just about a month or so ago got a few Bernie bumper stickers and a couple of activists offered up their own signs for Bernie. But when you call the party office it's all about Hillary. Multiply that by thousands of times over throughout the country and you know why Hillary has that stupid ass Cheshire cat grin.

[peacebird]

7. May it backfire on her HARD, as I hope her talking over BLM protestors yesterday will wake up

Some voters. Her crowd cheering as the police escorted them out of the event...?

[Le Taz Hot]

17. We've had several tabling events

and the hatred for Hillary out there cannot be understated. And these are current and former Democrats and Decline to States, iow, that's NOT the Republicans. The Republicans will get out in record numbers to vote against her in the General. She's seriously damaged goods.

[MisterP]

22. precisely: the more Dems and indeps see JUST how stacked the deck is, from treating her as the

elected candidate already to firing even Clinton loyalists who wanted more debates to the endless, endless baiting used to mask up a hideous record on race and LGBT to the whole "contradicting herself by the hour so as to rack up the most 'audiences' and endorsements" to the fingerwagging that if the Dems lose it's ALL YOUR FAULT--all these things the party's peak thinks will win it the primary and general are just turning everyone off of politics as usual

[MineralMan]

8. Who wrote the letter? A party official?

Someone from the public? That information would help clarify your post.

I'm also a precinct chair in Minnesota. We don't actually do anything about collecting signatures to get anyone on the ballot. That's up to individual candidates. I help voters register, but if they want to help an individual candidate, I just refer them to that candidate's website or other contact point.

[peacebird]

10. Yes. It was signed by the Chair, Vice Chair, & Exec Director of our County Democratic Party

On our county Dem Party official stationary, with logo.

[MineralMan]

12. Hmm. I'd be bringing that up at the next

County Party meeting, then and make it clear that it's the wrong thing to do.

[peacebird]

14. I called my district chair when I saw it

[sufrommich]

9. Who was the letter from?

You don't make that clear in your OP.

[peacebird]

11. See reply 10 above. It was from the Chair, Vice Chair, & Exec Dir of our county Dem Party

On official stationary. Included in the box of supplies for my polling place

[Fumesucker]

15. Do you have a picture of the letter on your phone or camera?

There are plenty of people who would be happy to help you post if that is something you feel comfortable doing.

[peacebird]

16. I do, i called my district chair already. She knows I support Bernie but I told her I would have

all three candidates petitions on the table for signatures, not just Hillarys.
It is only fair.

Mostly I want to get the word out that there appears to be official party bias for Hillary even at county level.

[Fumesucker]

19. A picture of the letter would strengthen your case but may not be wise personally

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

[sufrommich]

18. Then that was wrong. If I were you I'd make a complaint

to someone higher up than your local district,they're not supposed to be doing that.

[peacebird]

20. Thank you. I agree. We can support our own candidates but the Party should be unbiasedtil we have a

nominee.

[MisterP]

23. here's the update on the story (also from Peacebird)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251755644

[sabrina 1]

24. Thank you, we need to know about this stuff. Shameful how blatant they are about undermining the

Democratic Process. I guess on the good side, it shows how scared they are that she won't win they throwing caution to the wind and showing their true colors.

Good for you. Now I will have to watch what goes on here.

[RandySF]

26. It's a political party, not a municipal clerk office.

Party organizations endorse all the time.

[peacebird]

29. Not supposed to be biased. The party is supposed to support all candidates equally until primary

[Cosmic Kitten]

27. Here is an archived image of the letter

https://web.archive.org/web/20151101140845/http://imgur.com/ET8KEYd
https://web.archive.org/web/20151101140848im_/

[NCTraveler]

28. Looks like the people in your county are in it!!!!

Get some signatures!!!!

[brooklynite]

30. Does your Committee ever endorse candidates?

In Philly we always did. Party clubs in NYC do as well. No surprise that a State or County Party would.